Grzegorz Knapski
Grzegorz Knapski (Knapiusz, Cnapius; 1561–1639) was a Polish Jesuit, teacher, philologist, lexicographer and writer.
Also recorded as Grzegorz Knapiusz · Gregorius Cnapius
Grzegorz Knapski
Łuszczakiewicz na podst. portretu ze zbiorów Ambrożego Grabowskiego · Tygodnik Ilustrowany, 1861, [1] · Public domain
- Birthplace
- Gmina Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Place of death
- Kraków, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Born
- 1561 · Grodzisk Mazowiecki.
- Died
- 1639 · Kraków.
- Nationality
- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Occupation
- lexicographer · philologist · playwright · poet · catholic priest · folklorist · scribe
- Fields
- folkloristics · philology · lexicography · drama
- Education
- Jesuit college in Pułtusk
- Languages
- Latin · Polish · Modern Greek
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Key facts
• Birthplace — Gmina Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth • Place of death — Kraków, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Works
Works
His most important work is the Thesaurus Polono-Latino-Graecus. First published in 1621 in Kraków, second edition in 1643 also in Kraków, it became a standard reference work in Polish schools and universities until the 18th century.
Grzegorz Knapski
Michał Stachowicz · Polona.pl
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Grodzisk Mazowiecki.
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Kraków.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 21 August 2026.
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